On the Eastern Front... In Latvia, elements of the Soviet 2nd and 3rd Baltic Fronts break through the German defensive positions around Riga, the capital city. During the day, Soviet forces reach the outskirts of the city.

On the Western Front... Elements of British 8th Corps (part of British 2nd Army) launch attacks toward Venlo from Nymegen. Around Aachen, US 1st Division of US 19th Corps (part of US 1st Army) enters the city from the east and is engaged in street fighting. 

Over Liberated Belgium... The first German V1 and V2 attacks land on the port of Antwerp.

In Italy... To the west, forces of US 5th Army continue fighting south of Bologna. In the east, the British 46th Division, part of British 5th Corps (part of British 8th Army), captures Carpineta.

In Greece... Advance elements of a joint British-Greek force land at Piraeus.

In Formosa... For a second day, US Task Force 38 (Admiral Mitscher) launches air strikes on Japanese positions. Altogether, American aircraft record 2350 sorties and lose 48 aircraft. The Japanese defenders attack with some 190 aircraft. The USS Franklin is lightly damaged and the Australian cruiser Canberra sustains heavy damage in the Japanese counterattacks.